Comments on: Giugiulena

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:50:16 +0000

My family has made this in the US since the 1920′s when my grandfather emigrated from Calabria. We call it giugiule’. Honey, walnut pieces, lemon and orange zest and a little sugar are the ingredients. I was always facinated by the Middle Eastern connection. What I find most interesting is that we too cut it in the diamond shape.

By: Andreu

Andreu — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:19:52 +0000

I also pondered the origin of the Spanish term “ajonjolí” and suspected a Maghrebi dialectal Arabic source, knowing that the contemporary Arabic is “simsim” but I had not considered that it might be a popular term. The connection to “bell” also makes a lot of sense, thanks for the explanation!

By: Cudduruni | Almost Italian

Cudduruni | Almost Italian — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:58:57 +0000

[...] closer now…Cudduruni. But what did it mean? Was this another Arabic word, like giugiulena, a snack left over from the Middle [...]

By: ilva

ilva — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:31:34 +0000

Thanks a lot for the explanation, you sure put a lot of research into it! The sesame blossom is really beautiful!